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(Ayplication filed Aug. 7, 1899.)-

(No Model.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 660,033, dated October16. 1906.

Application filed August '7 1 1899. serial No. 726,486. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that .1, EARL P. SEDGWIOK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Nut-Crackers and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification.

The present invention more especially relates to that type ofsemiportable nut-crackers that are formed to present the outwardappearance of an animal or other like figure standing upon a supportingbase-plate and in which the jaws of such figure constitute the jaws ofthe nut-cracker, the movable jaws being provided with a lever connectionby which it is operated.

The object of the present improvement is to provide a simple, cheap, andefficient construction and arrangement of parts in which the upper jawof the animal or other figure constitutes the stationary jaw of thenutcracker, while the lower jaw of such figure is pivoted within thebody of such figure to constitute the movable jaw of the nut-cracker andis provided with a lever extension that constitutes the operating meansof the pres ent appliance, and with which construction the naturaloutward appearance of the animal or other figure is preserved, while atthe same time a simple, durable, and powerful mechanism is provided, allas will hereinafter more fully appear, and be more particularly pointedout in the claims. I attain such object by the construction andformation of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is an elevation of the interior arrangement of the presentnut-cracker, one of the counterpart halves of the body portion beingremoved and the supporting-base shown in section; Figs. 2 and 3, detailcross-sections.

at lines a; to and at m, respectively, Fig. 1.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts in the differentviews.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the supporting-base, and 2 themain stationary portion, formed of two counterpart halves joinedlongitudinally together in manner illustrated in Fig. 2 to constitute ahollow figure of a four-footed animal or the like, the upper frontportion 3 of which constitutes the stationary jaw of the presentnutcracker and is serrated transversely, as shown, for better engagementwith the nutto be cracked, while the upper and rear portion of saidhollow body is formed with a longitudinal opening for the movement ofthe handle portion of the movable jaw or crusher, and which openingextends from midway of the hollow body to the rear thereof and along theseam between the counterpart halves which constitute such hollow bodyportion of the implement, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. As soconstructed a closed wall is left in front of the described longitudinalopening to constitute a stop to limit the opening movement of themovable handle and crusher-jaw. The two counterpart halves are rigidlyconnected together in proper relation by means of the centrally-arrangedtransverse stud 4 upon one half, provided with a rivet end 5, thatpasses through a corresponding hole in the other half and is upset orheaded therein to permanently fasten the two halves together in a simpleand economical manner. The halves are locked against a pivotal movementone upon the other by means of a projecting lug 6 on the adjacentsurface of one half engaging in a corresponding recess in the other halfand preferably located in the front or head portion of the appliance, asillustrated in Figs. 1 and 3. i

7 is the movable crusher-jaw of the present appliance, constituting thelower jaw of the animal or other figure employed, and in the presentinvention this jaw is extended back to constitute the lever or handle 8,by which it is operated in use. Such lever portion is pivoted within theinterior of the stationary portion 1 upon a pivot-stud 9 upon one of thecounterpart halves and will usually curve backwardly to constitute thebackbone and tail of the animal figure,-as represented in Fig. 1.

In the present invention the cross connecting-stud 4. also constitutes astop for the handle or lever portion of the movable crusherjaw to limitthe closing movement thereof, and said lever portion will have a curvedand indented portion 10 immediately forward of the cross-stud 1 andconcentric with the pivotaxis, the arrangement being such that theforward end of such curved portion 10 of the crusher-jaw handle 8 willmove in close relation to the forward end of the longitudinal openingtherefor in the stationary body portion of the implement, with theclosed upper wall of such body portion in front of said opening,constituting a stop to limit the opening movement of the crusher-jawhandle, the arrangement at the same time affording a more finished andartistic appearance to the implement during non-use.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a hollow stationary body portion, formed with astationary upper jaw at front a longitudinal opening in its upperportion extending rearwardly from mid wayof the body portion and a stopformed by the wall of the body portion forward of said opening, and amovable lower jaw having an integrally-formed lever extension pivotedwithin the stationary body portion and ex-; tending rearwardly toconstitute an operating-handle, said lever being formed with an indentedor curved portion a distance to the rear of the pivot-axis, and adaptedin an opening movementto contact with the stop of the stationary bodyportion, substantially as set i forth. t 2. The combination of a hollowstationary, body portion, formed with a stationary upper jaw at front, alongitudinal opening in its npper portion extending rearwardly frommidway of the body portion and a stop formed by the wall of the bodyportion forward of said i opening, said body portion consisting of twolongitudinally joined halves, a transverse rivet-stud attaching thehalves together and constituting a stop for the lever portion of themovable jaw in its closing movement, and a movable lower jaw having anintegrallyformed lever extension pivoted within the stationary bodyportion and extending rearwardly to constitute an operating handle,substantially as set forth.

3. A nut-cracker, comprising a hollow stationary portion formed at frontwith a station aryupper jaw and consisting of two longitudinally-joinedhalves, that are formed with a longitudinal opening extending rearwardlyfrom midway their length, the forward end of said opening constituting astop, a transverse rivet-stud attaching the halves together andconstituti-nga'stop for the lever portion of the *movable jaw, a movablelower jaw having an integrally formed lever extension pivoted withinsaid stationary portion and extended re'arwardly to constitute anoperating-handle, said lever being formed with an indented or curvedportion a distance to the rear of and concentric with its pivot-axis,substantially as set forth.

4. A nut-cracker, comprising a hollow stationary portion formed at frontwith a station ary upper jaw and consisting of two longitudinally-joinedhalves, a transverse rivet-stud attaching the halves together andconstitutinga stop for the lever portion of the movable jaw, one halfbeing provided with a projection engaging in a corresponding recess inthe other section, a movable lower jaw having an integrally formed leverextension pivoted within said stationary portion and extended rearwardlyto constitute an operating-handle, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof witness my hand this 3d day of August, 1899.

EARL P. SEDGWICK.

In presence of- ROBERT BURNS, M. H. HOLMES.

